The Police on Friday ordered an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of 16-year-old Tina Ezekwe.
Tina one of the candidates for this years SSCE, was shot by a policeman on Tuesday and was rushed to a hospital where she eventually died on Thursday evening.
On Friday, #JusticeForTina was a trending topic on Twitter.
The Nigerian police have a well-documented history of extrajudicial killings.
In a video posted by Oworo TV on Twitter, a female body is being dragged amid a screaming, hysterical crowd.
The video has racked up over 140,000 views on the social media platform.
According to an account, Tina was shot at Iyana-Oworo Berger bus-stop and was rushed to a hospital where she eventually died.
Oworo TV explained that the yet-to-be-identified police officer had been trying to arrest a bus-driver when he mistakenly shot Tina.
The Lagos state police command in a statement by its spokesman, Bala Elkana, on Friday, said the state’s commissioner of police is aware of the situation, has condoled with family and friends of the deceased, and called for calm.
According to the statement, two officers, ASP Theophilus Otobo and Inspector Oguntoba Olamigoke attached to Bariga Police Station, are suspected to have been involved in the incident that led to Tina’s death.
The suspected officers, who have been arrested, “fired shots from their pin down point along Berger by third mainland bridge, in circumstances yet to be determined,” the statement said.
One other person, Musa Yakubu, was said to have been shot too. Yakubu, a 35-year-old male is “in stable condition”, the statement added.
The statement further stated that the state police commissioner, was committed to ensuring “that the perpetrators of this dastardly act will face the full weight of the law.”
The Commissioner who “reiterated his stance on zero tolerance for impunity, said members of the public will be updated on the outcome of the investigation.”
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